BENDIGO Theatre Company members knew they had to go all out when they decided to perform Wicked.
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Production, clothing, lighting, flying, the BTC is working hard to make the show something special.
Close to 100 people are involved in the interpretation of Stephen Schwartz's famous musical, a tale which views the Land of Oz through the eyes of Elphaba, later the Wicked Witch of the West.
BTC president Abe Watson said the company was giving Wicked its own slant, and hoped to present theatre-goers with a spectacular.
The show has only been available for companies like BTC to perform for a few years.
It features an "incredible" score, and a timely story of morality, goodness and power, Mr Watson said.
"We also just thought it was perfect timing, Ulumbarra as well. We're really committing to this," Mr Watson said.
"It's going to be quite the show, you're not going to see another show like this in central Victoria anytime soon."
Mr Watson said Wicked was stereo-typically set in the steampunk era, but BTC had given it a turn of the century, industrial vibe.
"People have quite an expectation when they go to see a show like Wicked, so we wanted to give them that but we don't want to give them just a carbon copy," he said.
"We want to give them what they expect, but we want to put our own slant on it and make it different."
Check out Wicked from October 25 to November 3, visit: bit.ly/2UfB2kt
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